Soviet Ammonia Plant Complex Deal Worth 200 Million
Armand Hammer of Occidental Petroleum helped negotiate a Soviet American master agreement to build four ammonia plants at Togliatti on the Volga. The Export-Import Bank approved a 180 million loan with American banks to match, supporting a 20 year supply deal for Florida produced phosphates and ammonia for nitrogen fertilizer.
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Armand Hammer
Occidental Petroleum
U.S
Soviet Union
Florida
Occidental
United States
Orenberg
William Casey
Hammer
Chemica
Togliatti
Volga River
Moscow
Clarke
United States Pushes 12 Mile Sea Limit at UN Conference
Chief U.S. delegate John Stevenson announced at the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea that the United States supports adopting a 12 mile territorial sea limit. The United States currently claims three miles and favors a universal adoption of the longer limit if broadly accepted internationally.
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Caracas
Venezuela
United States
U.S
John Stevenson
Lt. Gov Bill Hobby Fined and Placed on Probation
Lt. Gov Bill Hobby was fined 100 and placed on nine months probation after pleading no contest to driving while intoxicated. He was arrested at 2 40 am with a woman identified as Ann Chisholm and officers found an ice chest a half-gallon wine bottle and Scotch in his car. Hobby a Democrat serving since 1972 appeared with his wife Diana in County Court.
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Austin
Tex
Bill Hobby
Hobby
Ann Chisholm
Diana
Lady Jane Stopped After Breath Test Incident
Lady Jane Wellesley daughter of the Duke of Wellington was stopped by police in London as she drove home and given a breath test. Scotland Yard did not reveal test results and she was driven home by a friend. Her dating with Prince Charles had sparked engagement rumors which were denied by both sides.
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London
Jane Wellesley
Prince Charles
Scotland Yard
Duke of Wellington
Jane
Britain
Laura Jo Watkins
San Diego
Calif
Kissinger to Tour Europe After Moscow Visit
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger will travel after accompanying President Nixon to Moscow next month. He will depart Moscow on July 4, brief the North Atlantic Council in Belgium, and then visit France West Germany and Britain before returning to Washington around July 8.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
France
West Germany
Britain
Nixon
Moscow
State Department
Kissinger
Belgium
North Atlantic Council
Linda Lovelace Poses in London After Ban
Linda Lovelace, star of Deep Throat, posed outside her hotel in top hat tails and striped pants, with no shirt, criticizing British customs for seizing her film. Spectators crowded the street as her attire drew attention and caused near collisions.
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London
Linda Lovelace
Britain
Thomas Survives Juneau Hotel Fire In Alaska
AP reports 82 year old Lowell Thomas escaped a Juneau Baranof Hotel fire that killed one and injured 15. He was evacuated with about 300 others after flames swept an upper floor while two rooms burned and the cause remained under investigation. He suffered mild smoke inhalation and said he was lucky to be alive.
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Juneau, Alaska
Lowell Thomas
Juneau
Thomas
Baranof
Russian Tractors Sold In U S
In Poplarville Mississippi a tractor dealer reports Belarus made tractors from Minsk shipped via Leningrad to New Orleans are selling despite some farmers equating communism with the Devil. Attendees at a Russian tractor demonstration on a Bilbo farm heard remarks from Mel Bailey of Satra Belarus Inc. about sales and reception.
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Poplarville
Miss
Red
Russia
T. J. McBride
Bessemer
Ala
McBride
Birmingham
Belarus
Minsk
Leningrad
New Orleans
Mel Bailey
Satra Belarus, Inc
Argie Stewart
Bailey signs dealers for Russian tractors across states
Bailey has lined up dealerships in Bessemer Pica yune Miss Bowling Green Ky and Poplarville to push a Russian made tractor. Nine red tractors were demonstrated hitched to discs harrows cultivators and mowers as farmers stopped by in the hot day for a look and a soft sell.
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U.S
Bailey
Bessemer
Picayune
Miss
Bowling Green
Poplarville
Tractors draw lines over price and politics in Mississippi
Clay Allen near Poplarville notes rugged American tractors cost about 5600 dollars with a six month wait list. Argie Stewart, a local dealer, says buyers compare German Japanese and Russian makes while American suppliers struggle to meet demand and a lone International Harvester shipment last month barely covers overhead.
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Clay Allen
International Harvester
Stewart
Washington’s uneasy nights linger in early America
George Washington slept in frontier cabins and aboard crowded ferries. Fleas tormented him, a straw mattress once caught fire, and he paid high rent at a West Indian resort. He also endured smallpox during his travels.
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Washington
George Washington
America
Police mistake Hearst search targets for suspects
A high speed patrol chase on U S 101 near Santa Barbara led to officers surrounding Linda Lipsett, her husband Don, and friend Katie Rowland who feared they would be shot. Authorities later identified them as not Hearst but lookalikes during the SLA manhunt. Many drivers report similar stop and search incidents, with mixed reactions and calls for explanations.
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Los Angeles
U.S. 101
Santa Barbara
Linda Lipsett
Don
Lipsett
Lipsetts
Patricia Hearst
the Harrises
Miss Hearst
SLA
FBI
Inglewood
Calif
Weekly Horoscope for All Zodiac Signs in Weekend Edition
Aries seeks calm amid emotional stimuli with tact and shared joy. Taurus shows intense values chasing possessions. Gemini urges living in the moment and avoiding petty tempers. Cancer advises clearing clutter and charity, Leo urges measured confidence and glamour, Virgo notes discreet support from influential allies. Libra seeks common ground despite temperamental friends, Scorpio revels in creative bloom and symbolic weekend journey. Sagittarius favors accepting others and welcoming new friends with cooperation. Capricorn sees partnerships prosper with minimal effort and unknown quests. Aquarius eyes new gadgets and travel directions. Pisces anticipates added responsibilities with thoughtful intuition.
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Aries
Taurus
Gemini
Leo
Virgo
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Pisces
White House Summer Interns Face Mixed Reactions
Washington AP reports that Watergate has cooled enthusiasm for White House internships. Of 37 interns chosen from 350 applicants, 19 women and 18 men work in various offices, earning 125 weekly for students and 150 for graduates. The trio interviewed describe verbal abuse and lingering loyalty amid discussions of policy and President Nixon’s impeachment context.
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Washington
White House
Watergate
S.S. Titanic
Linda Smith
Wheaton College
Michael Mulligan
Newburyport
Mass
Judy Wilson
Cheyenne
Wyo
Terns
National Security Council
Domestic Council
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Coward-Corley Seed Co., Inc
Your Garden Center
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Dial
Kirk Troy
Sylvia
Hearst Search
Steve Thorp
Topanga Canyon
Pasadena Star-News
Patty
Dan Cooke
Cooke
Mark Rosenbaum
The
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Scorpio
Moore
Discount Furniture
Six Point - Aiken
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Mulligan
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